Baucus Announces Modified Chairman’s Mark of Highway Funding Legislation
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus Announces Modified Chairman’s Mark of The Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today announced he will release a modified Chairman’s Mark of The Highway Investment, Job Creation […]
Baucus Unveils Chairman’s Mark to Fund Highway Bill, Create Infrastructure Jobs
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled his Chairman’s Mark for the Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act of 2012, which would make critical infrastructure investments across the country and create good-paying jobs by fully funding the Highway Trust Fund and the projects it supports. Chairman Baucus also […]
Baucus to Explore Ways to Increase Price Transparency in Medical Device Industry after New Report Reveals Gaps
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) pushed today for increased transparency in the medical device industry in order to guarantee hospitals, Medicare and taxpayers are paying fair value for the implantable medical devices (IMDs) used in hospital care. Baucus’s push follows his release of a United States General Accountability Office (GAO) […]
Baucus Comments on Unemployment Insurance
Our economy is moving in the right direction. Unemployment is down to 8.5 percent – the lowest level in nearly two years. However, there are still 13.1 million unemployed Americans. These are our neighbors and they are hard-working, willing to work and searching for work. We know they prefer jobs to unemployment benefits. These workers […]
Baucus Applauds UAE’s Decision to Lift Restrictions on U.S. Beef
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)RE: Baucus Applauds UAE’s Decision to Lift Restrictions on U.S. Beef Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the decision made by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lift its restrictions on American beef exports. Baucus led the […]
Baucus Looks to Create Certainty with Long-Term, Pro-Jobs Solution to Tax Extenders
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today called for a long-term, pro-jobs solution that would end the uncertainty caused by tax provisions requiring frequent renewal, commonly called “tax extenders.” In a committee hearing, Baucus spoke about the need to examine these tax extenders as part of the tax reform process to […]
Baucus, Camp Call on Administration to Pressure China on Currency at Upcoming WTO Meetings
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) called on the Administration today to pressure China to stop unfairly undervaluing its currency at the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) symposium in March. In a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and U.S. […]
Baucus Says Tax Rules Should Help Businesses with Long-Term Plans Grow, Not Hinder Them
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” But today not even our taxes are certain. There are currently 132 expiring provisions in the code. That number has more than tripled since 1998. These policies, commonly-known as “tax extenders,” expire every year or every two […]
Baucus Says America Must Keep its Financial Promises
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.” We should be clear about what the debt limit means, and what it doesn’t. Raising the debt limit does not authorize new spending. It does not mean an increase in future spending. It simply means the United States will […]
Baucus Says Conference Must Reach Agreement to Help Families, Economy
Dr. King once said, “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” We’ve all come here from different places and we’ve fought for different priorities, but now we’re all in the same boat. Families in Montana and across the country are watching to see if we can deliver. […]